Egypt aborts controversial pyramid renovation plan
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on the pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza, a committee formed by the country’s tourism minister said in a statement. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced the plan last month, […]
Updated: Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including at least 15 children
Last updated: 8:30am, 15th August, 2022Cairo, Egypt Reuters A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children. Several trapped congregants jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to […]